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S. GROPPBR & G. P. SCHMIDT.

TOP. APPLIOATION nun MAR. 16, 1908.

' 928,257, Patented July 20, 1909.

INVENTORS ATTORNEY WITNESSES:

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL GROPPER AND GODFREY RSOIIMIDT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.; SAID SCHMIDTASSIGNOR OF HIS RIGHT TO SAMUEL GROPPER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 16, 1908.

Patented July 20, 1909.

Serial No. 421,571.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, SAMUEL GROPPER and GODFREY P; SCHMIDT, citizens ofthe United States, residing at the borough of Manhattan, New York, inthe county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Tops, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

Our invention relates to improvements in tops, more particularly it hasreference to the peg and bearing of the top.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, the figure is a verticalelevation partly in section of a top showing one form of our invention.

Referring to said figure, 5 is the peg of the top provided with anupwardly projecting cup 3 conforming to the lower extremity of the body2 of the top. On the interior of said cup are provided the teeth 4 sothat when the peg and its cup are forced upon the body of the top, theteeth 4 engage and retain the same securely in position.

The

lower portion of the peg of the top is formed with a cavity to receiveand provide bearing for the ball 6, and after the ball has been placedin position the rim of the cavity is compressed slightly to retain theball in place.

Various modifications may be made without departing from the spirit ofthe invention as claimed.

Having described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

In a top, a body portion and a cup shaped peg, a series of projectionsfrom the interior of said cup shaped peg pointing into the same andbeing adapted to engage and retain said body portion when said peg isforced into place and a ball in the end of and held by said peg.

In testimony whereof we afiix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

SAMUEL GROPPER. GODFREY P. SCHMIDT. Witnesses LOUIsE ENDERLE, THOMAS A.HILL.

